ONE MONTH TO SECTIONS
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ONE MONTH TO SECTIONS
Since we have about a month before play-offs. I thought it would be interesting to see what the top teams have on their plates. Mainly, I looked at the present top 10 in AA by LPH and the top 5 in class A. Then I looked at the top 2 teams ranked in each section for class AA.
rank,team,# games left,top opponents yet to play
1. Blake (7) Farm,Breck,Edina,SPU,SPU,Blaine,Cent
2. Cent (8.) ER/Z,Blaine,Andover,Blake
3. Edina (11) Tonka,EP,Wzata,Blake,Tonka,EP,ER/Z
4. HM (7) MG,Blaine,ER/Z,CDH
5. Andover (10) MG,ER/Z,GR/G,Cent
6. Flake (9) GR/G,CDH
7. Blaine (10) MG,Cent,HM,Blake,Tonka
8. Tonka (8.) Edina,Wzata,Lvl S,Edina,Wzata,EP,Blaine
9. MG (8.) Andover,Blaine,ER/Z,HM
10. B/LF (7) TRF,Roseau
In class AA, Blake,Edina and Tonka have STRONG schedules to finish...Once these play out, you will see changes in the top of the SOS
When looking at the top 2 teams in each section, 15/16 are ranked in top 20. The lone exception is Burnsville in 3AA.
1. Breck (9) SPU,Blake,Wzata,Alex
2. Warroad (7) EGF,TRF,Roseau
3. TRF (10) B/LF,Warroad,SPU,EGF,Roseau
4. Alex (8.) GR/G,Breck
5. RW (9) SSP
Class A is so difficult...The winner could very well come out of these top 5,but after watching some of these play, cases can be made for other teams to pull off some upsets...SPU,SSP,EGF come to mind...Duluth Marshall or P/H....with Mahtomedi tying TRF even New Ulm , now that would be crazy..
rank,team,# games left,top opponents yet to play
1. Blake (7) Farm,Breck,Edina,SPU,SPU,Blaine,Cent
2. Cent (8.) ER/Z,Blaine,Andover,Blake
3. Edina (11) Tonka,EP,Wzata,Blake,Tonka,EP,ER/Z
4. HM (7) MG,Blaine,ER/Z,CDH
5. Andover (10) MG,ER/Z,GR/G,Cent
6. Flake (9) GR/G,CDH
7. Blaine (10) MG,Cent,HM,Blake,Tonka
8. Tonka (8.) Edina,Wzata,Lvl S,Edina,Wzata,EP,Blaine
9. MG (8.) Andover,Blaine,ER/Z,HM
10. B/LF (7) TRF,Roseau
In class AA, Blake,Edina and Tonka have STRONG schedules to finish...Once these play out, you will see changes in the top of the SOS
When looking at the top 2 teams in each section, 15/16 are ranked in top 20. The lone exception is Burnsville in 3AA.
1. Breck (9) SPU,Blake,Wzata,Alex
2. Warroad (7) EGF,TRF,Roseau
3. TRF (10) B/LF,Warroad,SPU,EGF,Roseau
4. Alex (8.) GR/G,Breck
5. RW (9) SSP
Class A is so difficult...The winner could very well come out of these top 5,but after watching some of these play, cases can be made for other teams to pull off some upsets...SPU,SSP,EGF come to mind...Duluth Marshall or P/H....with Mahtomedi tying TRF even New Ulm , now that would be crazy..
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Re: ONE MONTH TO SECTIONS
Very cool topic.. Your spot on. It could be a crazy playoff. But there is a belief that has held true over the years, and in this sport in particular. Building a team from the back up. Whether its association hockey, or the NHL, good goalies win championships, and can tilt the scale in anygame at anytime. I am sure we all can pull many NHL examples over the years, as well as high school playoff hockey over the years that substantiates this thought. Maybe this thinking can tilt the scales in guessing the outcomes of some of these games?nu2hockey wrote:Since we have about a month before play-offs. I thought it would be interesting to see what the top teams have on their plates. Mainly, I looked at the present top 10 in AA by LPH and the top 5 in class A. Then I looked at the top 2 teams ranked in each section for class AA.
rank,team,# games left,top opponents yet to play
1. Blake (7) Farm,Breck,Edina,SPU,SPU,Blaine,Cent
2. Cent (8.) ER/Z,Blaine,Andover,Blake
3. Edina (11) Tonka,EP,Wzata,Blake,Tonka,EP,ER/Z
4. HM (7) MG,Blaine,ER/Z,CDH
5. Andover (10) MG,ER/Z,GR/G,Cent
6. Flake (9) GR/G,CDH
7. Blaine (10) MG,Cent,HM,Blake,Tonka
8. Tonka (8.) Edina,Wzata,Lvl S,Edina,Wzata,EP,Blaine
9. MG (8.) Andover,Blaine,ER/Z,HM
10. B/LF (7) TRF,Roseau
In class AA, Blake,Edina and Tonka have STRONG schedules to finish...Once these play out, you will see changes in the top of the SOS
When looking at the top 2 teams in each section, 15/16 are ranked in top 20. The lone exception is Burnsville in 3AA.
1. Breck (9) SPU,Blake,Wzata,Alex
2. Warroad (7) EGF,TRF,Roseau
3. TRF (10) B/LF,Warroad,SPU,EGF,Roseau
4. Alex (8.) GR/G,Breck
5. RW (9) SSP
Class A is so difficult...The winner could very well come out of these top 5,but after watching some of these play, cases can be made for other teams to pull off some upsets...SPU,SSP,EGF come to mind...Duluth Marshall or P/H....with Mahtomedi tying TRF even New Ulm , now that would be crazy..
Re: ONE MONTH TO SECTIONS
You are spot on a hot goalie can win you a championship. I have seen it may times on both the boys Karl Gorhing Apple Valley (UND), Alex Dobchuk EP. Who would you say has the best chance of getting a hot goalie this year? Maple Grove has a good one. So do WBL, Cent, Blake, FLake, Blaine, Roseau, Brainerd, Minnetonka and Eastview in AA. In A EGF, TRF, SPU, SSP, Breck, Hibbing,itsfoilcoach wrote:Very cool topic.. Your spot on. It could be a crazy playoff. But there is a belief that has held true over the years, and in this sport in particular. Building a team from the back up. Whether its association hockey, or the NHL, good goalies win championships, and can tilt the scale in anygame at anytime. I am sure we all can pull many NHL examples over the years, as well as high school playoff hockey over the years that substantiates this thought. Maybe this thinking can tilt the scales in guessing the outcomes of some of these games?nu2hockey wrote:Since we have about a month before play-offs. I thought it would be interesting to see what the top teams have on their plates. Mainly, I looked at the present top 10 in AA by LPH and the top 5 in class A. Then I looked at the top 2 teams ranked in each section for class AA.
rank,team,# games left,top opponents yet to play
1. Blake (7) Farm,Breck,Edina,SPU,SPU,Blaine,Cent
2. Cent (8.) ER/Z,Blaine,Andover,Blake
3. Edina (11) Tonka,EP,Wzata,Blake,Tonka,EP,ER/Z
4. HM (7) MG,Blaine,ER/Z,CDH
5. Andover (10) MG,ER/Z,GR/G,Cent
6. Flake (9) GR/G,CDH
7. Blaine (10) MG,Cent,HM,Blake,Tonka
8. Tonka (8.) Edina,Wzata,Lvl S,Edina,Wzata,EP,Blaine
9. MG (8.) Andover,Blaine,ER/Z,HM
10. B/LF (7) TRF,Roseau
In class AA, Blake,Edina and Tonka have STRONG schedules to finish...Once these play out, you will see changes in the top of the SOS
When looking at the top 2 teams in each section, 15/16 are ranked in top 20. The lone exception is Burnsville in 3AA.
1. Breck (9) SPU,Blake,Wzata,Alex
2. Warroad (7) EGF,TRF,Roseau
3. TRF (10) B/LF,Warroad,SPU,EGF,Roseau
4. Alex (8.) GR/G,Breck
5. RW (9) SSP
Class A is so difficult...The winner could very well come out of these top 5,but after watching some of these play, cases can be made for other teams to pull off some upsets...SPU,SSP,EGF come to mind...Duluth Marshall or P/H....with Mahtomedi tying TRF even New Ulm , now that would be crazy..
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Re: ONE MONTH TO SECTIONS
Mnnstar wrote:You are spot on a hot goalie can win you a championship. I have seen it may times on both the boys Karl Gorhing Apple Valley (UND), Alex Dobchuk EP. Who would you say has the best chance of getting a hot goalie this year? Maple Grove has a good one. So do WBL, Cent, Blake, FLake, Blaine, Roseau, Brainerd, Minnetonka and Eastview in AA. In A EGF, TRF, SPU, SSP, Breck, Hibbing,itsfoilcoach wrote:Very cool topic.. Your spot on. It could be a crazy playoff. But there is a belief that has held true over the years, and in this sport in particular. Building a team from the back up. Whether its association hockey, or the NHL, good goalies win championships, and can tilt the scale in anygame at anytime. I am sure we all can pull many NHL examples over the years, as well as high school playoff hockey over the years that substantiates this thought. Maybe this thinking can tilt the scales in guessing the outcomes of some of these games?nu2hockey wrote:Since we have about a month before play-offs. I thought it would be interesting to see what the top teams have on their plates. Mainly, I looked at the present top 10 in AA by LPH and the top 5 in class A. Then I looked at the top 2 teams ranked in each section for class AA.
rank,team,# games left,top opponents yet to play
1. Blake (7) Farm,Breck,Edina,SPU,SPU,Blaine,Cent
2. Cent (8.) ER/Z,Blaine,Andover,Blake
3. Edina (11) Tonka,EP,Wzata,Blake,Tonka,EP,ER/Z
4. HM (7) MG,Blaine,ER/Z,CDH
5. Andover (10) MG,ER/Z,GR/G,Cent
6. Flake (9) GR/G,CDH
7. Blaine (10) MG,Cent,HM,Blake,Tonka
8. Tonka (8.) Edina,Wzata,Lvl S,Edina,Wzata,EP,Blaine
9. MG (8.) Andover,Blaine,ER/Z,HM
10. B/LF (7) TRF,Roseau
In class AA, Blake,Edina and Tonka have STRONG schedules to finish...Once these play out, you will see changes in the top of the SOS
When looking at the top 2 teams in each section, 15/16 are ranked in top 20. The lone exception is Burnsville in 3AA.
1. Breck (9) SPU,Blake,Wzata,Alex
2. Warroad (7) EGF,TRF,Roseau
3. TRF (10) B/LF,Warroad,SPU,EGF,Roseau
4. Alex (8.) GR/G,Breck
5. RW (9) SSP
Class A is so difficult...The winner could very well come out of these top 5,but after watching some of these play, cases can be made for other teams to pull off some upsets...SPU,SSP,EGF come to mind...Duluth Marshall or P/H....with Mahtomedi tying TRF even New Ulm , now that would be crazy..
Your right. Well that made things a lot easier ! Point well taken. Sooo at least you narrowed it down though. Lol.
I have heard a couple of things over the years. I believe that it is voted upon by the section coaches. Prior to the vote I thought that they utilized QRF in some way as well...
I also think that they look at H2H scores and games within district as another way of doing the seeding thing. All seems to be sort of intertwined. I have used this site some in looking at QRF and section rankings:
http://www.minnesota-scores.net/classqr ... 0&class=-2
I also think that they look at H2H scores and games within district as another way of doing the seeding thing. All seems to be sort of intertwined. I have used this site some in looking at QRF and section rankings:
http://www.minnesota-scores.net/classqr ... 0&class=-2